TCG BDC, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2020 Regular Dividend of $0.32 Per Common Share and Special Dividend of $0.05 per Common Share

/EIN News/ -- NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TCG BDC, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” “TCG BDC” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CGBD) today announced its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Linda Pace, TCG BDC’s Chief Executive Officer said, "Our portfolio is performing well and driving solid income generation for shareholders despite substantial economic uncertainty. Actions we have undertaken over the past quarter have fortified our balance sheet and provided significant capital flexibility to support our borrowers. TCG BDC is well positioned to deliver attractive returns for all of our stakeholders.”

Selected Financial Highlights

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)	June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020
Total investments, at fair value	$	1,907,555			$	2,024,277
Total assets	1,958,634				2,126,826
Total debt	1,035,799				1,262,960
Total net assets	$	883,304			$	798,534
Net assets per common share	$	14.80			$	14.18
	For the three month periods ended
	June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020
Total investment income	$	45,275			$	50,545
Net investment income (loss)	21,692				23,972
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities	34,466				(145,072)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	56,158			$	(121,100)
Per weighted-average common share—Basic:
Net investment income (loss), net of preferred dividend	$	0.38			$	0.42
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities	0.61				(2.57)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations attributable to common stockholders	$	0.99			$	(2.15)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding—Basic	56,308,616				57,112,193
Regular dividends declared per common share	$	0.37			$	0.37

Second Quarter 2020 Highlights
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

• Net investment income for the three month period ended June 30, 2020 was $21,692, or $0.39 per share, ($21,138, or $0.38 per common share, net of the preferred dividend) as compared to $23,972, or $0.42 per share, for the three month period ended March 31, 2020;
• Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities for the three month period ended June 30, 2020 was $34,466, or $0.61 per share, as compared to $(145,072), or $(2.57) per share, for the three month period ended March 31, 2020;
• Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations for the three month period ended June 30, 2020 was $56,158, or $0.99 per common share, as compared to $(121,100), or $(2.12) per share, for the three month period ended March 31, 2020; and
• On August 3, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly common dividend of $0.32 plus a special dividend of $0.05, which are payable on October 16, 2020 to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2020.

Portfolio and Investment Activity
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted)

As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of our investments was approximately $1,907,555, comprised of 142 investments in 111 portfolio companies/investment fund across 28 industries with 63 sponsors. This compares to the Company’s portfolio as of March 31, 2020, as of which date the fair value of our investments was approximately $2,024,277, comprised of 138 investments in 110 portfolio companies/investment fund across 28 industries with 63 sponsors.

As of June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, investments consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2020							March 31, 2020
Type—% of Fair Value	Fair Value				% of Fair Value			Fair Value				% of Fair Value
First Lien Debt (excluding First Lien/Last Out)	$	1,316,786			69.03	%		$	1,478,357			73.02	%
First Lien/Last Out	78,127				4.10			56,408				2.79
Second Lien Debt	278,623				14.61			275,055				13.59
Equity Investments	31,756				1.66			29,323				1.45
Investment Fund	202,263				10.60			185,134				9.15
Total	$	1,907,555			100.00	%		$	2,024,277			100.00	%

The following table shows our investment activity for the three month period ended June 30, 2020:

	Funded							Sold/Repaid
Principal amount of investments:	Amount				% of Total			Amount				% of Total
First Lien Debt (excluding First Lien/Last Out)	$	41,273			65.43	%		$	(227,302	)		86.03	%
First Lien/Last Out	20,921				33.17			(33,898		)		12.83
Second Lien Debt	368				0.58			(3,000		)		1.14
Equity Investments	518				0.82			—				—
Investment Fund	—				—			—				—
Total	$	63,080			100.00	%		$	(264,200	)		100.00	%

Overall, total investments at fair value decreased by 5.8%, or $116,722, during the three month period ended June 30, 2020 after factoring in repayments, sales, net fundings on revolvers and delayed draws and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

As of June 30, 2020, the weighted average yields for our first and second lien debt investments on an amortized cost basis were 6.94% and 9.29%, respectively, with a total weighted average yield of 7.34%. Weighted average yields include the effect of accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and are based on interest rates as of June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, on a fair value basis, approximately 0.9% of our debt investments bear interest at a fixed rate and approximately 99.1% of our debt investments bear interest at a floating rate, which primarily are subject to interest rate floors.

Total investments at fair value held by Middle Market Credit Fund, LLC (“Credit Fund”), which is not consolidated with the Company, increased by 4.9%, or $58,817, during the three month period ended June 30, 2020 after factoring in repayments, sales, net fundings on revolvers and delayed draws and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). As of June 30, 2020, Credit Fund had total investments at fair value of $1,258,000, which comprised 97.8% of first lien senior secured loans and 1.7% of second lien senior secured loans at fair value. As of June 30, 2020, approximately 1.7% of Credit Fund's debt investments bear interest at a fixed rate and approximately 98.3% of investments in the portfolio were floating rate debt investments, which primarily are subject to interest rate floors.

As part of the monitoring process, our Investment Adviser has developed risk policies pursuant to which it regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our debt investments and rates each of them based on categories, which we refer to as “Internal Risk Ratings”. During the second quarter of 2020, our Investment Advisor reevaluated and revised its Internal Risk Ratings and policies across the Carlyle Direct Lending platform to more appropriately assess portfolio risk across all market conditions, including the current COVID-19 environment. The revised methodology incorporates greater focus on expectations for future company performance and industry outlook, and creates greater consistency in risk rating assignment across all investments by removing from the rating methodology the direct tie of historical financial results to the "base case" projections derived at the time of our initial investment. Under the revised methodology, an Internal Risk Rating of 1 – 5, which are defined below, is assigned to each debt investment in our portfolio, compared to Internal Risk Ratings of 1 – 6 under the legacy methodology. Key drivers of internal risk rating used in the revised methodology are substantially the same as the legacy methodology, including financial metrics, financial covenants, liquidity and enterprise value coverage.

Internal Risk Ratings Definitions

Rating		Definition
1		Borrower is operating above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.
2		Borrower is operating generally as expected or at an acceptable level of performance. The level of risk to our initial cost bases is similar to the risk to our initial cost basis at the time of origination. This is the initial risk rating assigned to all new borrowers.
3		Borrower is operating below expectations and level of risk to our cost basis has increased since the time of origination. The borrower may be out of compliance with debt covenants. Payments are generally current although there may be higher risk of payment default.
4		Borrower is operating materially below expectations and the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due, but generally not by more than 120 days. It is anticipated that we may not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a loss of our initial cost basis upon exit.
5		Borrower is operating substantially below expectations and the loan’s risk has increased substantially since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. It is anticipated that we will not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a substantial loss of our initial cost basis upon exit.

Our Investment Adviser monitors and, when appropriate, changes the investment ratings assigned to each debt investment in our portfolio. Our Investment Adviser reviews our investment ratings in connection with our quarterly valuation process. The following table summarizes the Internal Risk Ratings of our debt portfolio as of June 30, 2020:

	June 30, 2020
	Fair Value				% of Fair Value
(dollar amounts in millions)
Internal Risk Rating 1	$	37.3			2.23	%
Internal Risk Rating 2	1,145.7				68.45
Internal Risk Rating 3	412.4				24.65
Internal Risk Rating 4	36.8				2.20
Internal Risk Rating 5	41.3				2.47
Total	$	1,673.5			100.00	%

As of June 30, 2020, the weighted average Internal Risk Rating of our debt investment portfolio was 2.3.

Consolidated Results of Operations
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Total investment income for the three month periods ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020 was $45,275 and $50,545, respectively. This $5,270 net decrease during the three month period ended June 30, 2020 was due to a decrease in interest income primarily due to a lower investment balance and lower LIBOR, a decrease in income recognized from the acceleration of OID due to lower repayments, and lower total income from Credit Fund.

Total expenses for the three month periods ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020 were $23,583 and $26,573, respectively. This $2,990 net decrease during the three month period ended June 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to a decrease in interest expense, base management fees and incentive fees.

During the three month period ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a net realized and unrealized gain on investments of $34,472, primarily driven by tightening spreads resulting in increases in fair value.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $29,916, secured notes payable (before debt issuance costs) of $449,200, secured borrowings outstanding of $474,386, senior unsecured notes of $115,000, and convertible preferred equity of $50,000. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $488,614 of remaining unfunded commitments and $241,019 available for additional borrowings under its revolving credit facilities, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions.

Dividends

On August 3, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly common dividend of $0.32 plus a special dividend of $0.05, which are payable on October 16, 2020 to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2020.

On June 30, 2020, the Company declared a cash dividend on the Preferred Stock for the period from May 5, 2020 through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $0.277 per preferred share to the holder of record on June 30, 2020, which is payable September 30, 2020.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 to discuss these quarterly financial results. The call and webcast will be available on the TCG BDC website at tcgbdc.com. The call may be accessed by dialing +1 (866) 394-4623 (U.S.) or +1 (409) 350-3158 (international) and referencing “TCG BDC Financial Results Call.” The conference call will be webcast simultaneously via a link on TCG BDC’s website and an archived replay of the webcast also will be available on the website soon after the live call for 21 days.

TCG BDC, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value
Investments—non-controlled/non-affiliated, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,808,731 and $2,007,160, respectively)	$	1,692,073			$	1,826,422
Investments—controlled/affiliated, at fair value (amortized cost of $239,618 and $240,167, respectively)	215,482				197,855
Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost of $2,048,349 and $2,247,327, respectively)	1,907,555				2,024,277
Cash and cash equivalents	29,916				65,525
Receivable for investment sold	53				15,655
Deferred financing costs	3,749				4,026
Interest receivable from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments	10,873				10,406
Interest and dividend receivable from controlled/affiliated investments	5,589				6,350
Prepaid expenses and other assets	899				587
Total assets	$	1,958,634			$	2,126,826
LIABILITIES
Secured borrowings	$	474,386			$	701,609
2015-1 Notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,788 and $2,849, respectively	446,413				446,351
Senior Notes	115,000				115,000
Payable for investments purchased	61				24,345
Interest and credit facility fees payable	4,532				6,100
Dividend payable	21,379				20,824
Base management and incentive fees payable	11,572				12,333
Administrative service fees payable	129				98
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	1,858				1,632
Total liabilities	1,075,330				1,328,292
NET ASSETS
Cumulative convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 and 0 shares authorized; 2,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively	50,000				—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 56,308,616 and 56,308,616 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively	563				563
Paid-in capital in excess of par value	1,093,250				1,093,250
Offering costs	(1,633		)		(1,633		)
Total distributable earnings (loss)	(258,876		)		(293,646		)
Total net assets	$	883,304			$	798,534
NET ASSETS PER COMMON SHARE	$	14.80			$	14.18

TCG BDC, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

		For the three month periods ended
		June 30, 2020				March 31, 2020
Investment income:
From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments:
Interest income		$	36,036			$	41,465
Other income		3,547				2,344
Total investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments		39,583				43,809
From controlled/affiliated investments:
Interest income		192				3,236
Dividend income		5,500				3,500
Total investment income from controlled/affiliated investments		5,692				6,736
Total investment income		45,275				50,545
Expenses:
Base management fees		7,065				7,386
Incentive fees		4,667				5,086
Professional fees		678				667
Administrative service fees		266				106
Interest expense		9,443				12,179
Credit facility fees		788				590
Directors’ fees and expenses		121				96
Other general and administrative		455				411
Total expenses		23,483				26,521
Net investment income (loss) before taxes		21,792				24,024
Excise tax expense		100				52
Net investment income (loss)		21,692				23,972
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities:
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments		(47,784		)		(1,697		)
Currency gains (losses) on non-investment assets and liabilities		635				(150		)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:
Non-controlled/non-affiliated		64,082				(117,042		)
Controlled/affiliated		18,174				(28,521		)
Net change in unrealized currency gains (losses) on non-investment assets and liabilities		(641		)		2,338
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and non-investment assets and liabilities		34,466				(145,072		)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		56,158				(121,100		)
Preferred stock dividend		554				—
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations attributable to Common Stockholders		$	55,604			$	(121,100	)
Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Basic		$	0.99			$	(2.12	)
Diluted		$	0.94			$	(2.12	)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic		56,308,616				57,112,193
Diluted		59,547,482				57,112,193

About TCG BDC, Inc.

TCG BDC is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. TCG BDC is managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. Since it commenced investment operations in May 2013 through June 30, 2020, TCG BDC has invested approximately $5.9 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. TCG BDC’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments in U.S. middle market companies. TCG BDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Web: tcgbdc.com

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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